Two people were hurt Wednesday afternoon after a plane crash-landed in a rural part of Pulaski County, a state Department of Emergency Management spokesman said.
Pulaski County sheriff's office Lt. Cody Burk said the pilot of a a four-seat Piper Cherokee made radio contact with air traffic control at Little Rock’s Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, notifying workers of his attempt to land at the Bredlow Corner airstrip because of mechanical problems.
Airport traffic control lost contact with the pilot shortly after 1 p.m., at which point officials contacted the sheriff’s office.
Burk said the aircraft crash-landed on an Arkansas River-surrounded island in the Bredlow Corner community of Pulaski County, making it largely inaccessible by vehicle.
Authorities investigate a small plane that crash-landed in Pulaski County on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Pulaski County sheriff's office)
The Arkansas State Police sent a helicopter to land at the scene, and contact was then made with the pilot around 1:35 p.m., Burk said.
Dan Noble, spokesman for the Emergency Management Department, said two men — one in his 40s and another in his 20s — were hurt in the crash about 6 miles south of David D. Terry Lock and Dam.
Burk told The Associated Press that the pilot and a passenger both sustained minor injuries, including possible broken bones, to their legs.
Crews remained on scene as of shortly before 2 p.m.
Additional information, including the pilot’s identity, was not immediately known.
Approximate location of crash landing.
NW News on 08/23/2018